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St. Stanislaus Institute
St. Stanislaus Institute, also known as St. Stanislaus Orphanage and Holy Child Church, is a historic former Catholic Church, Roman Catholic orphanage complex located at 141 Old Newport Street in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, Diocese of Scranton. Description The complex consists of three interconnected and three independent buildings built between 1918 and 1939, built originally for use as an orphanage for Polish children. They are the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Spanish Revival style boys dormitory (1918), Holy Child chapel (1939), laundry / boiler building, and rectory and garage. The facility closed in 1972. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Stanislaus Institute Orphanages in the United States Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport Township, Pennsylvania
Newport Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020 United States Census, 2020, the population was 4,444. Newport is located on the outskirts of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Nanticoke City. History Establishment Newport was incorporated as a Township (Pennsylvania), township in 1790. It is one of the original townships in Luzerne County. The municipality derives its name from Newport, Rhode Island. The first settlement in modern-day Newport Township was established by Major Prince Alden in 1772. A few years later, his sons (Mason and John) erected a forge on Nanticoke Creek. One of the first stores in the territory was established by Jacob Ramback; it was constructed on a road between Wanamie, Pennsylvania, Wanamie and Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Nanticoke. Due to the growing coal mining industry in the Wyoming Valley (in the 19th century), farmers were selling large tracts of land to the coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
